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Part of meal on salver, say (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entree

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'part of meal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'on salver say' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'on' could be 're' (regarding) and 're' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for entree that I've seen before include "Something that provides access" , "Access - course at meal" , "Served after the fish and before the main course" , "Starter" , "No way-out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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